Detroit stews in its own Kettle

Many Detroiters are unhappy with the situation the city now faces: a multi-billion dollar bill in current and future debt. The situation is so bad that the State of Michigan has appointed an emergemncy manager to solve it. The EM, Kevyn Orr, wants all city assets inventoried to see what can be done to cover the deficit. This, of course, has raised eyebrows, if not outright anger.

Why? Because inventorying every asset means looking at what the city's museums may be able to sell to get cash. It could mean selling the Detroit Zoo or the animals within, Belle Isle, or even the half of the Detroit-Windsor tunnel which the city owns. It may mean selling classic cars owned by the Detroit Historical Society. In short, as an analysis of what must be done to save Detroit from bankruptcy, anything and everything which might bring in money is on the table.

They should be, of course. And before all the liberals and Democrats begin whining about how wrong this is, they need to honestly answer one question: who put Detroit in this position? And, further, who did you vote for, Detroit residents? People who would run the city well, or the people who did this to the city?

It was not the GOP or the conservative movement, folks, who did this to Detroit. Detroiters, overwhelmingly liberal and Democrats, did this. Lansing did not do this. Rick Snyder did not do this. The Republican dominated legislature did not do this. You did, Detroit. And now you must face the facts.

City jewels, things which actually give city residents a proper sense of pride, may have to be sold off. Should it happen, should things of real social and cultural value be liquidated, it's on you, Detroit. And no one else.